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USGS Reports Earthquake In Northern Caldwell County Area

BUFFALO COVE, NC (December 6, 2016)…In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 6, 2016 the USGS Reported an Earthquake in Northern Caldwell County in the Buffalo Cove Road area near the Buffalo Cove Convenience Site.

Let us know if you felt the earthquake and where you live.

Details:

M2.1 – 16km N of Lenoir, North Carolina

2016-12-06 02:46:10

UTC 36.060°N   81.522°W

4.8 km depth

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60032103#executive


Interestingly, on Monday, December 15, 2014 a 3.0 earthquake was recorded in almost the very same location.
caldwelljournal.com/usgs-reports-earthquake-in-northern-caldwell-county-area/
caldwelljournal.com/no-damages-reported-in-3-0-magnitude-in-northern-caldwell-county/


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